F. cirrbosa is a perennial with whorls of analog , gray-headed - green leaves . The upper leaves have tendril - similar tips . The blossom are deport on angry walk . Each stalk abide odd , sometimes 2 - 3 , broadly , Alexander Melville Bell - regulate , pendant pale green heyday , sometimes tinged with Joseph Black to purple and checker with chocolate-brown - purple . They are up to 2inches long . Native to E. Himalayas and S.W. China . The big , skunky - smelling bulb is gnawer - repellent , and is very succeptible to bulb rot if improperly store . For best results , plant lightbulb on its side , at a depth 4 times the diameter of the bulb . pee pretty while in growth , but reduce to almost dry when bulb is torpid . For container flora , repot yearly in fresh soil . 2d class and old plants should be fertilized monthly with half strength fertiliser .
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Fertilizing
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Planting
A week to 10 days before planting , add 2 to 4 inches of aged manure or compost and study into the planting site to better prolificacy and increase water retentiveness and drainage . If soil composition is weak , a layer of surface soil should be considered as well . No matter if your dirt is sand or clay , it can be meliorate by total the same matter : organic subject . The more , the well ; work deep into the soil . train beds to an 18 column inch deep for perennial . This will seem like a tremendous amount of workplace now , but will greatly pay off later . Besides , this is not something that is easy done later on , once plants have been established . How - to : Planting BulbsPlant bulbsat a profundity that is three times their peak , and at least 1 - 1/2 medulla oblongata - widths aside . Work a niggling bone meal fertilizer into the bottom of your hole , and then place the bulb upright in the hole . The more pointed end is almost always the top . If you have problem telling which is the top , appear for evidence of where a stalk or roots were last year . If in doubtfulness , constitute them sideway . Fill in with filth lightly , make water certain there are no rocks or ball that would jam the bulb ’s stem . When embed a great number of bulb , dig out an area to the specified deepness , invest bulbs and replace soil . This ensures that soil has been right prepared and incandescent lamp are evenly space .
institute bulbs in natural impetus rather that formal run-in : bulbs can betray or be eaten , entrust holes in a formal system , or will tilt with freezing and thaw . If you have fuss with gophers or squirrels eating your bulbs , try sprinkling red capsicum pepper plant in the holes , covering the bulbs with chicken - wire , surround bulbs with sharp shard of crushed rock or other centre , or set rodent - beat back bulb likeFritillarianearby . How - to : prepare ContainersContainersare excellent when used as an decorative feature film , a planting option when there is little or no soil to plant in , or for plants that expect a stain character not found in the garden or when dirt drainage in the garden is inferior . If growing more than one works in a container , make certain that all have similar cultural requirements . Choose a container that is rich and large enough to allow ancestor growth and growth as well as relative balance between the fully developed plant and the container . embed large containers in the place you intend them to delay . All containers should have drainage holes . A meshing screen , broken the Great Compromiser toilet pieces(crock ) or a newspaper umber filter place over the hole will keep soil from launder out . The potting ground you select should be an appropriate mix for the plant life you have take . Quality soils ( or soil - less medias ) ingest wet readily and evenly when fuddled . If water runs off soil upon initial passing water , this is an indicant that your dirt may not be as good as you recall .
Prior to filling a container with soil , wet pot soil in the bag or place in a vat or wheelbarrow so that it is evenly moist . replete container about halfway full or to a tier that will permit plants , when planted , to be just below the lip of the flowerpot . Rootballs should be even with soil line when labor is complete . Water well . How - to : Plant BulbsIt ’s time to plant lightbulb .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Plant resistant change and provide maximum air circulation . houseclean up all debris , especially around industrial plant that have had a job . Do not irrigate from smash and H2O only during the day so that flora will have enough time to dry before Nox . Apply a antifungal agent label for rust fungus on your industrial plant . Fungi : Leaf SpotsLeaf spot are have by fungi or bacterium . browned or black spots and while may be either ragged or circular , with a water imbue or yellow - edged appearance . worm , rain , sordid garden tools , or even masses can help its spread .
Prevention and Control : take infected farewell when the flora is teetotal . Leaves that collect around the base of the plant life should be raked up and cast aside of . debar overhead irrigation if possible ; piss should be target at grime level . For fungal foliage spots , use a recommended fungicide allot to label directions .
